Who won Whyte vs Wach?
Dillian Whyte beat Mariusz Wach by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, December 7th, 2019, at Diriyah Arena, Diriyah.
The scorecards were announced as 97-93, 98-93, 97-93 in favor of winner Dillian Whyte.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant there was no weight limit.
This fight appeared on the undercard of Andy Ruiz Jr losing to Anthony Joshua for the IBF World Heavyweight, WBA Super World Heavyweight and WBO World Heavyweight championship. Also on the undercard Alexander Povetkin beat Michael Hunter, Filip Hrgovic defeated Eric Molina, and Mahammadrasul Majidov was victorious over Tom Little.
Whyte vs Wach stats
Back in December 2019, Dillian Whyte stepped into the ring with a record of 26 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 18 of those wins coming by way of knockout.
Mariusz Wach made his way to the ring with a record of 35 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, with 19 of those wins by knockout.
The stats suggested Whyte had an advantage in power over Wach, with a 69% knockout percentage compared to Wach's 54%.
Dillian Whyte was the younger man by 8 years, at 32 years old.
Wach had a height advantage of 4 inches over Whyte. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.
Both Dillian Whyte and Mariusz Wach fought out of an orthodox stance.
Whyte was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 13 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2011, 6 years later than Wach, whose first professional fight was in 2005. He had fought 129 fewer professional rounds, totaling 185 compared to Wach's 314.
Dillian Whyte went into the fight ranked number 1 by the WBC at heavyweight.
Whyte vs Wach form
Whyte had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2 of them, going the distance 3 times.
In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Oscar Rivas on July 20, 2019, by unanimous decision in their WBC Interim World Heavyweight championship fight at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.
Prior to that, he had won against Derek Chisora on December 22, 2018, by knockout in the 11th round at The O2 Arena, London.
Going into that contest, he had beaten Joseph Parker on July 28, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at The O2 Arena, London.
Before that, he had defeated Lucas Browne on March 24, 2018, by knockout in the 6th round at The O2 Arena, London.
He had won against Robert Helenius on October 28, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Principality Stadium, Wales.
Mariusz Wach had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Martin Bakole Ilunga on April 6, 2019, by technical knockout in the 8th round at Spodek, Katowice, Poland.
Prior to that, he had been beaten by Artur Szpilka on November 10, 2018, by split decision in their 10 round contest at Arena Gliwice, Gliwice.
Going into that contest, he had lost to Jarrell Miller on November 11, 2017, by technical knockout in the 9th round at Nassau Coliseum, New York, United States.
Before that, he had defeated Erkan Teper on March 18, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Arena Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.
He had beaten Marcelo Luiz Nascimento on May 14, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Hala Azoty, Kedzierzyn Kozle, Poland.
Activity check
In terms of activity leading into the fight, Dillian Whyte had been fighting more than Mariusz Wach.
Going into this contest, Dillian Whyte had last fought 4 months and 17 days ago, while Mariusz Wach's last outing had been 8 months and 1 day ago.
Whyte's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 9 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 53 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.6 rounds on average.
Wach's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 6 months and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 49 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.8 rounds on average.
What time did Whyte vs Wach start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 6:30 PM UTC at Diriyah Arena, Diriyah, Saudi Arabia, which was 1:30 PM EST or 10:30 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 6:30 PM GMT in the UK.
Who broadcast Whyte vs Wach?
Whyte vs Wach was broadcast on Sky Box Office HD in the UK.
What were the odds on Whyte vs Wach?
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